Assange started out as dismissive of the need to protect sources in the documents, and now effectively only publishes cables redacted by conventional media partners.

In 2011, Wikileaks published diplomatic cables attributing controversial comments on Islam to Lee.

He also noted that every new WikiLeaks publication brought "a wave of support", and that donations were strongest in the weeks after WikiLeaks started publishing leaked diplomatic cables.

They have, but they have also published actual (in some cases redacted) cables.

The country's repressive president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, blocked the website of a Lebanese newspaper that published cables about his regime.

In 2011, Wikileaks published diplomatic cables which attributed controversial comments regarding Islam to Lee kuan Yew, the "Mentor" Minister of Singapore's government.

Whistleblower organization WikiLeaks published diplomatic cables that related to the McArthur.

And why did we decide to publish these articles and selected cables?

In December 2010, the whistleblowing website Wikileaks published diplomatic cables which alleged high-level corruption involving the King himself.

Our previous dealings with WikiLeaks were on the clear basis that we would only publish cables which had been subjected to a thorough joint editing and clearance process.